Coal is Cash office
Photograph shows a man standing in the office of a coal company. He is writing in a large ledger. Over the doorway is a sign that says “Coal is Cash.” Someone has written in pen “1918” at the bottom margin...
Coal Miners
Photograph of six people involved in mining coal standing on a railroad track. Five are white men, and a young Black boy who is barefoot sits on the track in front of them. Letterhead that came with the photograph says...
West Main Street Cherokee
Photograph with early cars and horse-drawn carriages driving down a wide dirt street. Caption on front says: “West Main Street, Cherokee, Ia.” We see church spires and around the corner to the left we can glimpse a sign on a...
Mining Town, Albia or Buxton, Iowa
This postcard shows a photograph of a cluster of buildings situated by a railroad with a small train and mining hills. Back: printed on the left edge: Young’s Photo Parlors 19 1/2 South Clinton St., Albia, Iowa. The correspondence is...